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Models of advance directives in mental health care: stakeholder views [PDF]

open access: yes, 2004
<i>Objective</i>: The aim of this study was to examine perceptions of the place of advance directives in mental health care. <i>Methods</i>: Postal survey of stakeholders was carried out to assess their views on different ...
Atkinson, J.M.   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Social workers’ involvement in advance care planning: a systematic narrative review

open access: yesBMC Palliative Care, 2017
Background Advance care planning is a process of discussion that enables competent adults to express their wishes about end-of-life care through periods of decisional incapacity.
Chong-Wen Wang   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Why have Advance Directives failed in Spain?

open access: yesBMC Medical Ethics, 2020
Background In Spain, there has been great effort by lawmakers to put Advance Directives (ADs) into practice since 2002. At the same time, the field of bioethics has been on the rise, a discipline that has spurred debate on the right of patients to ...
Benjamín Herreros   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Healthcare decision-making: past present and future, in light of a diagnosis of dementia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
End-of-life care policy in the UK states that all people should identify their needs, priorities and preferences for end-of-life care in the form of advance care planning.
Dening, KH   +3 more
core   +1 more source

'A perfect storm' or missed care? Focus group interviews with dementia care professionals on Advance Care Planning

open access: yesBMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Dementia is one of the leading causes of dependency and disability among older people and currently the seventh leading cause of death among all diseases.
Annika Tetrault   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

End of life care: The experiences of advance care planning amongst family caregivers of people with advanced dementia - A qualitative study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Background: End of life decisions for people with advanced dementia are reported as often being difficult for families as they attempt to make appropriate and justified decisions.
Addicott R.   +28 more
core   +2 more sources

Development and Validation of a Scale for the End of Life Caregiving Appraisal

open access: yesAsian Nursing Research, 2010
End-of-life caregiving experiences can be complex. Family members experience physical and mental suffering as they anticipate their impending loss. Healthcare providers should be able to provide good quality of end-of-life (EOL) care and support for ...
JuHee Lee, PhD, RN   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

The engagement of young people in their own advance care planning process: a systematic narrative synthesis. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
Background: An increasing number of young people are living with life-limiting conditions. Current research about advance care planning for young people indicates differing experiences for those involved. Understanding how far young people are engaged in
Beecham E   +40 more
core   +1 more source

Positive attitudes to advance care planning – a Norwegian general population survey

open access: yesBMC Health Services Research, 2021
Background Authorities recommend advance care planning and public acceptance of it is a prerequisite for widespread implementation. Therefore, we did the first study of the Norwegian public with an aim of getting knowledge on their attitudes to issues ...
Trygve Johannes L. Sævareid   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A narrative review of facilitating and inhibiting factors in advance care planning initiation in people with dementia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Purpose of the review: To identify and assess factors that affect the decisions to initiate advance care planning (ACP) amongst people living with dementia (PwD).Methods: A narrative review was conducted. A keyword search of Medline, CINAHL PsycINFO, and
Buchanan, Deans   +3 more
core   +3 more sources

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